The Curriculum
Requirements for the Master of Science Degree
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A total of 36 credit hours of graduate courses shall be earned as follows:
- 4 - 1 credit hour summer Master's Orientation courses in two weeks before Fall semester
- 26 credit hours of required core courses and research approaches and methods
- 6 credit hours in May/June of intensive and comprehensive six-week wrap-up course.
Summer - 4 credit hours
- OR503 Introduction to Financial Statements (1 Cr. hour)
- OR504 Introduction to Business and Management Functions (1 Cr. hour)
- OR505 Introduction to Business Research (1 Cr. hour)
- OR506 Introduction to Quantitative Methods (1 Cr. hour)
Fall - 13 credit hours
- RC540 Applied Research for Business & Consulting I (1 Cr. hour)
- RC542 Applied Statistics for Business (3 Cr. hours)
- BA544 Economics and Finance of Global Transportation and Logistics (3 Cr. hours)
- BA545 International Organizational Development and Change for Supply Chain Advantage (3 Cr. hours)
- BA546 International Logistics in Global Supply Chains (3 Cr. hours)
Spring - 13 credit hours
- RC541 Applied Research for Business & Consulting II (1 Cr. hour)
- BA547 Global Strategic Marketing Management for Supply Chain Advantage (3 Cr. hours)
- BA548 Global Risk Management for the Supply Chain Industry (3 Cr. hours)
- BA549 Operations Management from a Global Logistics Perspective (3 Cr. hours)
- Either EL699 (Maritime Logistics-Teledata) or EL651 (Principles of Chartering-ASBA) (3 Cr. hours)
May/June (Six weeks; Required for ALL Graduate Students)
- BA560 Global Logistics & Maritime Management Strategy (3 Cr. hours)
- BA561 Special Topics in Global Logistics & Maritime Management (3 Cr. hours)
If you have any questions about these courses, please contact the IBL Faculty